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The House will use the last few hours before summer break to undermine the Clean Air Act
Because they're smart and they love America and if you think that reducing pollution is "cool" then you might as well go to Canada the end.
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Whales for sale: How cap-and-trade could finally save Flipper
In an age of global warming and mass extinction, the fight to save the whales seems quaint. But the whales are still in trouble -- and one scientist thinks she’s found a way to save them.
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The most important clean-energy vote this year is in Michigan
Michigan's modest renewable energy standards led to more economic growth, jobs, pollution-free energy, and pride. Now voters' decision to expand it (or not) will reverberate in other states.
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Want to predict America’s economic health? Follow the trash
There is a correlation between how much waste is shipped by rail and America's economic health. Which is weird.
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We Can Reforest the Earth
By Lester R. Brown Protecting the 10 billion acres of remaining forests on earth and replanting many of those already lost are both essential for restoring the earth’s health. Since […]
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Second day of blackouts leaves nearly 10 percent of humanity without power
Another day of blackouts strike India, impacting twice as many people.
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Why the military is trying to reduce its fossil fuel use
Republicans campaigning against the military's efforts to move beyond fossil fuels have forgotten why the U.S. armed forces began trying to save energy in the first place.
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Hawaii Drives Past Solar Power Cost Barrier, Surprised by Additional Roadblocks
Solar has crossed a major threshold in Hawaii. The state’s homes and businesses can cut their electric bills with unsubsidized solar power, but are also discovering that cheap solar is […]
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Enbridge doesn’t seem to understand how pipes are supposed to work
An oil pipeline operated by Enbridge has sprung a leak in Wisconsin, just as the company is seeking approval for a big tar-sands pipeline in British Columbia.
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High heat knocks out power to hundreds of millions in India
Excessive power demand due to high temperatures knocked as many as 370 million Indians off the grid.
